MARATHON, Fla. — The captain of a boat involved in a parasailing crash in Florida that killed a mother on Memorial Day in 2022 is now facing a federal charge.

Daniel Gavin Couch, 52, who was allegedly at the helm of the boat involved in the crash, has been charged with one count of seaman’s manslaughter, according to an indictment returned by a federal grand jury this week.

The crash, which unfolded around 5 p.m. on Monday, May 30, 2022, near Marathon, Florida, claimed the life of 33-year-old Supraja Alaparthi and left her then-10-year-old son and 9-year-old nephew injured.

The incident unfolded while the victims, who were together visiting the Florida Keys, were parasailing while attached to the boat being operated by Couch.

Prosecutors said that as the boat navigated on the water, ba

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